Set Top Box (STB) Display Driver IC Design - Low Power Consumption, Multiple Functions, Reasonable Prices . Self – Sufficient Test Capabilities. World-Class Manufacturing Integration

Taiwan, Taipei -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/05/2010 -- The rapid growth in Asia is being driven by a surge in satellite set top box shipments, in conjunction with strong IPTV STB growth. Thomson, PACE and Sagem are world famous set-top box vendors, and they are all seeking solutions to meet the new market demand. That means set-top boxes with lower power and energy consumption and multiple functions with reasonable prices are important factors to be successful. Thomson, PACE and Sagem are all using Princeton Technology Corp.'s LED display driver/controller ICs and VFD display driver/controller ICs for their set-top boxes. Their choices of LED display driver/controller ICs and VFD display driver/controller ICs include PT6302, PT6965 (Thomson), PT6302, PT6964 (PACE) and T6955, PT6302 (Sagem)

Why do Thomson, PACE and Sagem all assign Princeton Technology Corp. as their IC partner?

In addition to meeting specific requirements from clients, being able to implement a WIP system (work-in-progress system) with fast delivery is an asset to the company.

Princeton Technology Corp's LED and VFD driver ICs fit the market segment of front panel for Set Top Boxes (STB) that requires compact and integrated solutions.

PT6302 is a dot matrix VFD Driver/Controller IC utilizing CMOS Technology specially designed to display characters, numerals, and symbols. PT6302 provides 35 dot matrix plus 2 additional segment drivers and 16 grid drivers. 248 types of character data (CGROM), 8 types of character data (CGRAM), 16 display digits x 2 bits symbol data, 16 display digits x 8 bits register for character data display and 2 general output bits for static operation are provided. Pin assignments and application circuit are optimized for easy PCB layout and cost saving advantages. The application of PT6302 VFD Driver/Controller IC includes microcontroller peripheral device and audio/video equipment.

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Princeton Technology Corp.'s display driver ICs for set-top box are designed to have low power consumption with high-quality and cost-effectiveness. Every LED driver/controller IC and VFD driver/controller IC is verified with their own test equipments and also Green and RoHS certified. Princeton Technology Corp.'s ICs follow the specific technology standard of SONY SS-00259, directive 2002/95/EC and 2005/618/EC of the European Parliament. Whenever you need standard ICs or ASIC display driver/controller designs, Princeton Technology display drivers give you the ultimate performance, value and quality for your display devices.

For IC manufacturing process, it includes CP (Circuit Probing), IC Packaging and Final Test. Princeton Technology Corp., as a leading IC design house in Taiwan, besides providing integrated IC designs with 12 solutions, they also support CP and FT. To save costs, most of the CP and FT tests in Taiwan are subcontracted due to frequent product changes and short fabrication periods. Princeton Technology Corp.'s insistence on one-stop service made them decide to process all tests themselves, in order to satisfy clients' specific requests. Therefore, Princeton Technology Corp.'s possession of their own testing equipment has become a competitive advantage in the IC market.

Princeton Technology Corp.'s testing equipments-
For Circuit Probing (wafer size 5"- 8") test equipment, there are a total of 34 sets, with 4,000- and 5,700-piece monthly capacity, and its level of clean room is 1K. For final test equipment, there are 31 sets of them, with 15,000,000- and 5,500,000-each testing capacity each, and the level of clean room is 100K. With Princeton Technology Corp.'s patented Semiconductor Device Test System, every IC is required to be made with 100% success in the test results.

Princeton Technology Corp.'s years of experience have made their IC design and manufacturing integration ability highly competitive. Their R&D team has designed 12 IC solutions for different industries ,and they are DSC Solutions, IP Phone Solutions, Mobile Phone Solutions, Set Top Box Solutions, Home Theater Solutions, LCD TV Solutions, Multi-Media Speaker Solutions, USB Speaker Solutions, Lighting Solutions, Mini Compo Solutions, PTC PND Solutions and Car Solutions.
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PTC is a professional fabless IC design company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with branch offices in Hsin-Chu (Taiwan), Shenzhen (China), and Torrance (USA). PTC was listed on the Taiwan OTC (over-the-counter) market in 2001.

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Taiwan, Taipei -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/04/2010 -- Princeton Technology Corp. (PTC) will be showing its latest energy-saving LED driver and dimming controller lighting solution ICs on November 10-12, 2010 at the FPD International & Green Device Exhibition. The demonstration will include 650V multifunction electronic ballast driver ICs (PT56XX series), high power LED driver ICs (PT69XX series) for LED backlighting, and the CC driver ICs (PT67XX series Please see more detail spec on http://consumer-ic.ready-online.com/lighting_solution.html ) for billboard display applications.

The PT56XX electronic ballast driver ICs include the dimming controller series and the ballast series. The dimming controller ICs are reliable and easy to use and are suitable for various types of dimming applications such as remote, VR, 3-way switching, normal switching, and normal switching with linear dimming. The ballast ICs integrate more functions, including security protection, APFC, 650V half-bridge high-side driver, and support for multi-lamp applications.

The PT6905, PT6910, and PT6920 high power LED driver ICs are intended for low voltage LED lighting applications such as decorative and emergency lighting. Each IC provides protection functions and is housed in a small size package (SOT89). Both the PT6905 and PT6910 integrate a 40V/1.2A MOS switch, while the PT6920 integrates a 60V/1.2A MOS switch. With the PT6905's built-in three-stage dimming control, a normal switch dimming function may be realized.

For high voltage LED lighting applications such as home and office lighting, PTC's PT6907, PT6909, and PT6911 ICs feature low start-up current and low stand-by power dissipation. The PT6907 integrates a linear dimming controller function and is suitable for synchronous application while offering more flexibility for group control. The PT6909 integrates a single-stage PFC boost-buck topology which brings a normal LED driver circuit's PF up to more than 0.9. The PT6911 operates in hysteretic PFM control mode. This architecture enables high accuracy LED current control without the need for high-side current sensing or the inclusion of any closed-loop controllers. Its hysteretic control method can achieve both good line regulation as well as load regulation. In addition, the PT6911 provides a soft-start feature.

For car LED lighting, the PT6912 high power LED driver IC integrates a 40V/350mA MOS switch and various protection functions. Operation at 2MHz frequency prevents un-wanted interference to radio frequency circuitry. The PT6970, PT6971, and PT6975 are intended for LED back-lighting applications. The PT6970 supports 6-channel LED drivers; the PT6971 supports 2-channel LED drivers; and the PT6975 supports 8-channel LED drivers. Their peak currents may reach 120mA, 200mA, and 100mA, respectively, per channel.

The PT6726 is a 16-channel, constant current driver IC suitable for LED billboard applications. The PT6726 includes a serial buffer for data latch function, and its output pins are guaranteed capable of supporting voltages up to 17V. With 5V LED voltage supply, its output can cascade 1 to 2 LEDs. The PT6726 can control LED luminance not only by current magnitude, but also by PWM cycling rate. Its output PWM pulse width may be as low as 100ns, which can satisfy the high speed PWM demands for controlling luminance and hue.

PTC is looking forward to your visit to Booth No. 5316.
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About PTC
PTC has utilized its core technical expertise and experience to successfully develop a series of energy-saving LED driver and dimming controller lighting solutions for applications including billboards, dimming fluorescent tubes, 3-way CFL, LED backlighting, decorative lighting and automotive interior LED lighting. PTC is a reliable partner for your future lighting solution needs.

PTC is a professional fabless IC design company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan with branch offices in Hsin-Chu (Taiwan), Shenzhen (China), and Torrance (USA). PTC was listed on the Taiwan OTC (over-the-counter) market in 2001.

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